California announces largest land return in state's history

They bought the land . The state did not return the land

For those thinking they paid for the land, they got the land for free, and California paid for the land. here is why. According an article at The Guardian, it was privately owned, then “Western Rivers Conservancy, a Portland-based environmental group, etched a deal to purchase the land and hand it over to the US Forest Service. Working on behalf of the tribe, the conservancy secured a $4.5m grant from the California Natural Resources Agency to cover the land purchase and studies of the area.” So California Natural Resources Agency paid for it.

This is what the Northern Cheyenne Tribe is doing as well. We seek out land and purchase it the moment it comes for sale, even if it puts us into dire straights. For example, we bout part of our sacred land in Sturgis SD, a company was trying to purchase the land for a bar during the Sturgis rally. However, we found the money and kept it safe. Now we use it as a national conservatory and will be there for our children in the future.

This is absolutely wonderful for these people ,I’m an 8th Cherokee ,my 5th gerat grandmother was a full blooded Cherokee ,these are noble ,incredible people .

California let them BUY the land back so the State does not have to pay for care to mitigate wild fires. Its a good thing. I hope folk will learn from what Aztlan's know.

The difference between California land management and Native American land management is that California lets the brush become overgrown, California tries to stop fires when they occur - vs. Native American land management that uses fire as a preventative tool to keep the forests healthy. Forest fires are a natural part of that ecosystem for many tens of thousands of years, the Native Americans understanding of this is a deep part of their culture.

The Natives knew what they were doing long before the settlers came.

I hope they take better care of it than did California. I think the distinction of them buying it back should have been more clear rather than implying the state gave it back as a gift.

Scientists are learning that the Brazilian rainforests was not only occupied by people for thousands of years before Europeans arrived in South America, but those ancient people were actively "farming" the forests in ways that were completely unfamiliar to Europeans, which led them to conclude that no one lived in the forest. New archeological finds are refuting that. It would seem the practices archeology is discovering with Brazil was wide-spread in the western hemisphere.

What a beautiful place!

What a much needed blessing for the natives and the trees💖💖💖

I know there are tens of thousands of real estate investors who are crying buckets of tears over this decision and my heart is warmed by it.

Take care of MOTHER EARTH 🌎 🙏

Being good Steward of the Earth 🌎 Is what will be blessed

Trees tell what went happened on the land

That sounds like a gift but it’s a huge responsibility & costs a lot of money to keep it up. It’s now the tribes responsible to take care of this land & protect it.

I live near Thousand Oaks & always wondered why the older oak trees look different than the younger Quite interesting! 😌

Believe it or not...trees can live without humans tending to them.

The elders taught us! That's something you don't hear anymore!!

The Indigenous people of Northern Wisconsin do forestry and keep it beautiful there! This is beautiful land, and yes, the trees will connect with humans! Thank you to the tribal people for sharing this information with us, and I am thrilled you were able to buy this land, which I am assuming was a huge amount of money! This is fabulous news!